Al Qaeda- A New EnemyAnswer to last entry’s question: I could not find a full biography of Stephen Greenstreet, the Director of This Divided Sate, but I did discover that he has directed two documentaries in addition to This Divided State and he has been involved in the production of over a dozen other documentaries.
Al Qaeda, the Base, the sum of American fears. They are a new form of enemy, one which does not have a traditional form of organization which we are used to combating, but is fluid, and adaptive, and draws it resources directly from the people themselves. Because it is fueled by the passions and movements of the people, it is lasting and hard to eliminate and track. That is why Al Qaeda is scary, because they cannot be seen. Yes, they have leadership and front-men, but their attacks and soldiers remain unpredictable and invisible. How do we fight them?
First we must understand them. It is a difficult task, as they are a people very different both in religion, politics, and culture, but we must first know our enemy before we are able to defeat them or, if possible, reconcile our differences and achieve a lasting peace. It is a challenge that has been compared to Martin Luther King’s uniting of the Black and White people of America during the civil rights movement in the 1960’s, for how do you convince someone that is ready to kill you for your beliefs not only to listen to you, but to see you first as a human, and second as an American or a Christian. We have a long and rough road ahead of us, and our fates will be decided not by our strength of arms but by our willingness to listen and our ability to hope.
Question: What is the current state of Al Qaeda?
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